Hechavarria set to return from DL on Sunday

ST. LOUIS – Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria will be activated from the disabled list Sunday and is expected to start the series finale against the Cardinals.

Rookie left-hander Andrew Heaney, meanwhile, will now have to work his way back from the minors after a rough outing in Saturday's 6-5 Marlins win at Busch Stadium.

Heaney and outfielder Jake Marisnick were optioned to Triple-A New Orleans after the game to make room on the roster for Hechavarria, who Manager Mike Redmond said should play Sunday coming off a right triceps strain, and right-hander Tom Koehler, set to start Monday at Arizona following paternity leave.

"I'm not going to feel sorry for myself. I'm going to go try to get better," Heaney said. "I want to be back up here. Everybody has the same goal. I'm not going to say [expletive] I can't do it. I have stuff I need to work on -- this wasn't the best me I can be – and make sure next time I come up here that's how I'm throwing."

Heaney lasted just 3 2/3 innings Saturday in his fourth major league start. He allowed five runs and eight hits -- five during a four-run fourth inning for the Cardinals, including back-to-back home runs to Allen Craig and Jhonny Peralta, to fall to 0-3 with a 6.53 ERA.

Heaney surrendered a home run in all four starts, and all with two outs.

"You can't fall behind 2-0 on every guy and expect to get good results," said Heaney, who watched Craig crank a two-run bomb to right and Peralta blast a solo shot off the left-field pole. "I've just got to make better pitches than that. I didn't attack the strike zone…didn't establish anything, so the second, third time around they know I've having to groove some pitches in there."

Redmond said the move was made to ensure the Marlins don't push Heaney too much, and that he remains confident.

"We talked when we brought him up we were going to protect him," Redmond said. "His next [scheduled] start was Thursday, the off-day, and we talked about skipping him and getting him some extra rest anyway," Redmond said.

"This guy was in Jupiter last year. We want to make sure he's confident and right. Your game has got to be tight and you got to be able to pound the strike zone and understand lots of different things."

Solano stays hot

Second baseman Donovan Solano was 3-for-5 on Saturday, posting back-to-back three-hit games for the first time in his career. The former St. Louis prospect is 6-for-9 against the Cardinals this series while batting .188 (15-for-80) against the rest of the league.

He also raced home from first for the tying run in the ninth Saturday after running on each of the full-count pitched Casey McGehee fouled off.

"I thought, I'm really tired. I need some water," Solano said. "I just tell myself that no matter what, I need to run 100 percent, give all I had, no matter where the ball is hit. I need to run hard to home."

Baker delivers again

Jeff Baker's go-ahead pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth Saturday came on the heels of his pinch-hit triple that gave the Marlins the lead in the eighth inning of Thursday's loss. Both hits came off fellow lefties.

"I've been up and down. I've had some really poor months. I'm been working to get my timing," Baker said. "Anytime you can go up there and do your job, it's gratifying."